Oh, thank you for mentioning that memory @arpie . We were only talking the other night about how all the neighbourhood kids went racing after the ice man and grabbing any chips of ice which flew off the block and onto the dirt - a quick wipe and we were happy ! We sometimes ended up far from home as the fella travelled and more kids joined the fun.
My goodness, your poor Mum - it is a wonder she did not get orders for the outfit !
We had to get up early to get the milk in before the birds pecked at the silver top of the milk bottle and got the cream.
Maybe we should start a post of 'old memories' ? (Some younger people might never recover).